WOMEN'S SIX NATIONS 2015 STATISTICAL REPORT
WOMEN’S SIX NATIONS 2015 STATISTICAL REPORT WORLD RUGBY GAME ANALYSIS
WOMEN’S SIX NATIONS 2015 STATISTICAL REPORT WORLD RUGBY GAME ANALYSIS
FINAL RESULTS AND STANDINGS P
W D
L
PF
PA
PD
TF
TA
PTS
Ireland
5
4
0
1
139
26
113
20
3
8
France
5
4
0
1
113
44
69
16
7
8
Italy
5
3
0
2
82
94
-12
13
15
6
England
5
2
0
3
104
65
39
17
7
4
Wales
5
2
0
3
64
73
-9
9
9
4
Scotland
5
0
0
5
27
227
-200
2
36
0
P = Played
W = Won
D = Draw
L = Lost
PF = Points for
PA = Points against
PD = Points difference TF = Tries for TA = Tries against PTS = Points
2 2
Italy
5 - 30
Ireland
France
42 - 0
Scotland
Wales
13 - 0
England
Ireland
5 - 10
France
Scotland
3 - 39
Wales
England
39 - 7
Italy
Ireland
11 - 8
England
France
28 - 7
Wales
Scotland
8 - 31
Italy
England
42 - 13
Scotland
Italy
17 - 12
France
Wales
0 - 20
Ireland
Italy
22 - 5
Wales
England
15 - 21
France
Scotland
3 - 73
Ireland
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COMMENTARY Last year’s commentary showed a history of the Women’s Six Nations that could be divided into three distinct periods. The first period covered the first four years of the competition – from 2002 to 2005 – when the tournament was dominated by France. They won the tournament three times and won 18 of their 20 matches. This was then followed by a period of domination by England who won the tournament every year from 2006 to 2012, winning 34 of their 35 matches. The third period covered the last three years – 2012 to 2014 – when the competition was won by three different teams in England, Ireland and France. At the top level, it had therefore become more competitive with both France and England losing three matches and Ireland losing four over the threeyear period. Of the 10 matches lost by the three teams, nine were to each other, the only exception being France’s loss to Italy in 2013. Such results reflected a tournament that was now being dominated by three teams, a feature graphically illustrated in the 2014 competition. In the nine matches played by France, England and Ireland against Italy, Wales and Scotland, the total points scored by the first group was 359 compared to nine by the second. In those same nine matches, the try count was 56-0. Not a single try was scored by the second group of teams against any of France, England and Ireland. With such a demarcation between two groups of teams in one competition and with success in a number of matches all but guaranteed, the eventual standings in any championship are likely to be dependent on the results of a small limited number of matches. The 2015 Championship, won by Ireland on point differential from France, saw a measurable change. Italy finished in third place and two matches were won by lower ranking teams when Wales beat England and Italy beat France. Furthermore, while scoring differentials in matches between the two groups of teams remained high, in aggregate, they were not as extreme. In 2014, the total points scored by the first group was 359 compared to nine by the second group – in 2015, the comparable figures were 291 to 60. In 2014, the try count of the two groups was 56-0 with not a single try being scored by the second group of teams against any of France, England and Ireland. In 2015, the comparable figures were 44-8. There is a caveat, however. In this year’s competition, the playing squads of both England and France were not the strongest available to each country. A combination of factors, including leading players concentrating on the sevens circuit, meant that comparatively few of England and France’s Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 squads played in the Six Nations. Of the England squad of 22 that played in the WRWC 2014 final, only nine were in the squad that played against Wales, seven in the squads that played against France, Ireland and Italy, and six in the squad that faced Scotland. France’s squads also saw changes. In each of their five matches, only 11 featured in their squad for their final match at WRWC 2014.
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For a more robust evaluation of the relative strengths of the six participating teams, therefore, this can only be made when all six teams pick their strongest squads. What does remain clear, however, are the problems continuing to face Scotland. Scotland lost all five matches again this year, scoring 27 points and conceding 227. Over the last five years they have failed to win a single game, losing all 25 matches, while scoring 67 points and conceding 1,061 – and although five tries were scored in 2011 and 2012, only three tries have been scored in the last three years during which time 110 tries have been conceded.
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MATCH FACTS
France and Ireland both won four of their five matches, but Ireland were crowned champions by virtue of a better point differential Scotland failed to win a match, scoring two tries and conceding 36 Twelve of 15 matches were won by the team scoring the most tries (2013 – 15 of 15) Seventy-seven tries were scored and 26 penalty goals were kicked, a ratio of almost three to one There were no drop goals All six teams conceded most tries in the second half There were four matches with a margin of 10 points or fewer, with four matches having a margin of more than 30 points Fifth-seven per cent of tries were scored by backs and 43 per cent by forwards compared with 2014 where 48 per cent of tries were scored by backs and 52 per cent by forwards Thirty-one per cent of tries originated from lineout possession and 29 per cent from scrum possession Seventeen per cent of tries started from inside the scoring teams own half. Sixty per cent of tries were preceded by two or fewer phases and 48 per cent of tries by three or fewer passes Average ball in play time was 36m 41s or 46 per cent The average number of passes in a match was 249 – the most in a match was 343 (England v Italy) and the least was 167 (Scotland v Italy) England made 282 passes in the match against Italy, a number that exceeded those made by both teams in 11 of the 14 remaining matches The average number of rucks/mauls in a match was 180 – the most in a match was 236 (Ireland v England) and the least was 124 (Scotland v Italy) Overall, England made two and a half times more rucks/mauls than Italy The average number of kicks in a match was 29 – the most in a match was 46 (Ireland v France) and the least was 13 (England v Scotland). There were 24 scrum tightheads and no free kicks for crooked feed. Fifty-five per cent of penalties/free kicks were at tackle/ruck, with 60 per cent in favour of the team in possession. Sixteen per cent of penalty kicks/free kicks were at the scrum, with 82 per cent of penalty/free kicks in favour of the team in possession.
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OVERALL SUMMARY WOMEN’S SIX NATIONS 2015
WOMEN’S SIX NATIONS 2014
WOMEN’S SIX NATIONS 2013
WOMEN’S SIX NATIONS 2012
Avg. points
35
36
33
32
Avg. tries
5.5
4.5
4.9
5.7
Avg. penalty goals
1.7
1.9
1.1
1.5
44%
49%
41%
41%
1 in 15 matches
0 in 15 matches
1 in 15 matches
0 in 15 matches
Ball in play %
42%
44%
43%
43%
Avg. passes Avg. ruck/mauls
232
266
232
244
152
175
143
161
Ruck/maul success %
90%
91%
91%
93%
32
30
30
29
24
26
25
24
74%
73%
77%
75%
21
20
25
24
Scrum success %
88%
86%
87%
86%
Contestable 50m restart regain success %
26%
33%
28%
26%
23
23
24
24
12 & 0
6&0
10 & 0
15 & 0
Scoring
Conversion success % Avg. drop goals Activity
Avg. kicks Set piece Avg. lineouts Lineout success % Avg. scrums
Discipline Avg. penalties/ FKs Total cards
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TEAM SUMMARY ENGLAND
FRANCE
IRELAND
Scoring
2015
2014
2015
2014
2015
2014
Total points scored
104
145
113
162
139
137
Total points conceded
26
31
23
21
28
42
Total tries scored
17
23
16
25
20
20
Total tries conceded
7
3
7
2
3
6
Total penalty goals scored
3
4
7
2
7
7
Total penalty goals conceded
8
3
1
3
3
2
Points from tries
85%
79%
80%
77%
61%
73%
Kicks at goal success
75%
42%
57%
41%
55%
52%
Drop goal success rate
0 of 0
0 of 0
0 of 0
0 of 0
0 of 0
0 of 0
Avg. possession
22m 23s
22m 04s
18m 56s
17m 04s
21m 42s
18m 08s
Avg. passes
181
178
127
93
144
131
Avg. ruck/mauls
123
102
86
74
111
81
Ruck/maul retention
93%
89%
90%
91%
95%
91%
10
14
17
19
17
16
Own lineout success
88%
81%
65%
83%
78%
81%
Own scrum success
90%
93%
91%
87%
91%
96%
1 of 1
5 of 8
1 of 2
0 of 2
0 of 0
2 of 5
Penalties and FKs for
53%
45%
48%
51%
65%
54%
Penalties and FKs against
47%
55%
52%
49%
35%
46%
Yellow/red cards
1/0
1/0
2/0
0/0
2/0
2/0
General play
Avg. kicks Set piece
Own contestable 50m restart success Discipline
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TEAM SUMMARY ITALY
SCOTLAND
WALES
2015
2014
2015
2014
2015
2014
Total points scored
82
57
27
5
64
82
Total points conceded
94
108
227
261
73
94
Total tries scored
13
8
2
1
9
13
Total tries conceded
15
16
36
43
9
15
Total penalty goals scored
1
2
5
-
3
1
Total penalty goals conceded
3
4
5
3
6
3
% of points from tries
65%
70%
10%
100%
45%
65%
Kicks at goal success
50%
50%
46%
0%
30%
50%
Drop goal success rate
0 of 0
0 of 0
0 of 0
0 of 0
0 of 0
0 of 0
13m 14s
15m 03s
13m 32s
12m 41s
20m 18s
15m 51s
Avg. passes
89
107
73
75
135
112
Avg. ruck/mauls
47
66
67
57
107
78
88%
89%
86%
87%
91%
91%
22
16
8
13
12
17
Own lineout success
76%
76%
65%
42%
72%
71%
Own scrum success
87%
83%
86%
83%
85%
76%
1 of 3
3 of 10
2 of 17
1 in 11
2 of 4
1 of 3
Penalties and FKs for
43%
51%
42%
57%
49%
44%
Penalties and FKs against
57%
49%
58%
43%
51%
56%
Yellow/red cards
4/0
0/0
1/0
1/0
2/0
2/0
Scoring
General play Avg. possession
Ruck/maul retention Avg. kicks Set piece
Own contestable 50m restart success Discipline
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TEAM FACTS IRELAND Ireland, like France won four of their matches, but claimed the title by virtue of their better point differential
They averaged 28 points per game – more than any other team They also had the best defence conceding an average of five points per game They conceded only three tries – all other teams conceded over twice as many No team kicked more penalty goals than Ireland They scored two thirds of their tries in the second half Their try conceding rate of one try every 27 minutes was over twice as effective as any of the five remaining teams They conceded just one try from lineouts and scrums Sixteen of their 20 tries contained one or fewer rucks/mauls Twelve of their tries did not contain a single pass They obtained more possession than their opponents in every game Their forwards made proportionately fewer passes than any other team Ireland’s forwards were the least likely to pass the ball Each of Ireland’s front row, second row and back row were the least likely groups of forwards to pass the ball All 50m restarts were kicked long Ireland’s lineout was stolen 14 times – 10 more than England and one more than Scotland They were the least penalised team They tapped fewer penalties than any other team
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FRANCE France finished as runners-up on point differential after winning four of their five matches
No team kicked more penalty goals than France France conceded just one penalty goal 75 per cent of tries were scored by backs A 30 per cent kick at goal rate was the lowest in the competition Their forwards made 25 per cent of all France’s passes – a higher proportion than any other team Their centres were the most likely to pass the ball France’s No.9 kicked once in every 80 possessions Their centres were the most likely to kick the ball Their back three were the least likely to kick the ball France contested more lineouts than any other team (46 per cent) – and won more lineout steals than other (22)
ITALY Italy won three of five matches, beating Wales, Scotland and France to finish third
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While Italy scored 13 tries, they kicked just one penalty goal They had the best scoring rate – scoring one try for every 5 min 05 secs possession They had the second worst try conceding rate They scored five of their 13 tries from tap penalties They did not score a try from open play They conceded four tries that contained 10 or more passes – four times as many as any other team except Scotland Eighty-five per cent of tries were scored by backs They averaged less possession per match than any other team – England averaged 70 per cent more They obtained less possession than their opponents in every game They made almost 100 fewer passes per match than England They also made proportionately more 3+ pass movements than any other team (25 per cent) Italy’s forwards were the most likely to pass the ball Their back three were the most likely to pass the ball Italy rucked at the slowest rate They were the team most likely to kick the ball – and were four times more likely to kick than England They received the most yellow cards (4)
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ENGLAND England came fourth after losing to Wales, Ireland and France
Eighty-five per cent of England’s points came from tries They conceded eight penalty goals – more than any other team Ten of their 17 tries contained three or more rucks and mauls Five of their tries contained 10 or more passes More tries were scored by forwards than backs They averaged more possession per match than any other team They had the highest passing rate Their backs were the most likely to pass the ball They were the team least likely to kick the ball Their fly-half was the least likely to kick the ball England’s back three were between three and seven times less likely to kick than any other team England had the most successful lineout, losing only four steals They tapped more penalties than any other team
WALES Wales finished fifth after winning two matches
Wales scored eight of their nine tries in the second half They kicked all three of their penalties in the first half Their try scoring rate was half that of the other teams with the exception of Scotland Seven of their nine tries came from the set pieces of lineout and scrum They did not score a try from open play Six of their nine tries were scored from within their opponent’s 22m Their opponents scored three of their nine tries from within their own half Seven of Wales’ tries contained three or more rucks and mauls More tries were scored by forwards than backs Wales’ scrum-half never kicked the ball They were the least successful on their opponent’s lineout, with the fewest lineout steals (6) They were penalised proportionately more times at the breakdown than any other team
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SCOTLAND Scotland lost all five matches
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They lost all matches by at least 24 points They averaged five points per game – while conceding an average of 46 points They were the only team that scored more penalty goals than tries They did not score a try in the first half They conceded a try every 2min 43secs of opponent’s possession Their two tries were scored from within their opponent’s 22m A 75 per cent successful kick at goal rate was the best in the competition They had the lowest passing rate 0nly nine per cent of passing movements contained three or more passes Their backs were the least likely to pass the ball They were the most penalised team in relation to their opponents
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1.
SCORING
IMPACT OF TRIES AND PENALTY GOALS ON MATCH RESULTS The winning team scored the most tries in 12 or 75 per cent of matches. In three matches tries were equal, there were no matches won by a winning team scoring the fewest number of tries. WON SCORING MORE TRIES
WON SCORING EQUAL TRIES
WON SCORING LESS TRIES
England
2
-
-
Ireland
3
1
-
Wales
2
-
-
France
2
2
-
Italy
3
-
-
Scotland
-
-
-
SCORING MARGINS There were four matches with a margin of 10 points or fewer. The following table groups all scoring margins. POINTS DIFFERENCE Draw 1–5 6 – 10 11 – 20 21 – 30 31+
NO OF MATCHES none 3 1 3 4 4
CUMULATIVE drawn 3 with 5 points or less 4 with 10 points or less 7 with 20 points or less 11 with 30 points or less 15 with 70 points or less
The following table shows the winning and losing margins for each team. WON BY 31 +
WON BY 21 - 30
WON BY 11 - 20
WON BY 1 - 10
D R A W
LOST BY 1 - 10
LOST BY 11 - 20
LOST BY 21 - 30
LOST BY 31 +
Ireland
1
1
1
1
-
1
-
-
-
France
1
1
-
2
-
1
-
-
-
Italy
-
1
1
1
-
-
-
1
1
England
1
1
-
-
-
2
1
-
-
Wales
1
-
1
-
-
-
2
1
-
Scotland
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
3
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POINTS SCORING AND CONCEDING There were 529 points scored, giving an average of 35 points per match. The following table shows a breakdown of all points scored. TOTAL
POINTS
%
77 33 26 0
385 66 78 0
73% 12% 15% -
Tries Conversions Penalty goals Drop goals
The following tables show the total and average points scored and conceded per team.
POINTS SCORED TOTAL
AVERAGE
Ireland
139
28
France
113
England
POINTS CONCEDED TOTAL
AVERAGE
Ireland
26
5
23
France
44
9
104
21
England
65
13
Italy
82
16
Wales
73
15
Wales
64
13
Italy
94
19
Scotland
27
5
Scotland
227
46
The following tables show the breakdown of points scored by each team.
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TRIES SCORED
PENALTY GOALS SCORED
DROP GOALS SCORED
% POINTS SCORED FROM TRIES
% POINTS SCORED FROM KICKS
TRIES : PK SCORED
Ireland
20
7
-
61
39
2.9 : 1
France
16
7
-
80
33
2.3 : 1
Italy
13
1
-
65
17
13.0 : 1
England
17
3
-
85
19
5.6 : 1
Wales
9
3
-
45
19
3.0 : 1
Scotland
2
5
-
10
17
0.4 : 1
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The following tables show the breakdown of points conceded by each team. TRIES CONCEDED
PENALTY GOALS CONCEDED
DROP GOALS CONCEDED
% POINTS CONCEDED FROM TRIES
% POINTS CONCEDED FROM KICKS
TRIES : PK CONCEDED
Ireland
3
3
0
58%
42%
1.0 : 1
France
7
1
0
67%
33%
7.0 : 1
England
7
8
0
54%
46%
0.8 : 1
Wales
9
6
0
55%
45%
1.5 : 1
Italy
15
3
0
80%
20%
5.0 : 1
Scotland
36
5
0
79%
21%
7.2 : 1
TIMING OF SCORES – TRIES AND PENALTY GOALS The following table shows when tries and penalty goals were scored. TRIES
%
PENALTY GOALS
%
First half
30
39%
19
73%
Second half
47
61%
7
27%
The following tables show the number of tries and penalty goals scored and conceded per half per team. TRIES FIRST HALF
PENALTY GOALS
SECOND HALF
FIRST HALF
SECOND HALF
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
Ireland
7
1
13
2
3
2
4
1
France
8
2
8
5
5
1
2
-
Italy
7
6
6
9
1
2
-
1
England
7
2
10
5
3
6
-
2
Wales
1
3
8
6
3
3
-
3
Scotland
-
16
2
20
4
5
1
-
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RATE OF TRY SCORING AND CONCEDING There were 77 tries scored giving a try-scoring rate of one try every 7 minutes 09 seconds of play. The following tables show the rate of try scoring and the rate of try conceding for each team. This is a measure of each team’s success in converting possession into tries and their opponent’s success in converting possession into tries. TRY SCORING RATE
TRY CONCEDING RATE
Italy
1 try every 5m 05s
Ireland
1 try every 27m 03s
Ireland
1 try every 5m 26s
England
1 try every 12m 09s
France
1 try every 5m 55s
France
1 try every 11m 58s
England
1 try every 6m 36s
Italy
1 try every 7m 55s
Wales
1 try every 11m 17s
Wales
1 try every 10m 17s
Scotland
1 try every 33m 54s
Scotland
1 try every 2m 43s
SOURCE OF TRIES The following table shows the possession source of tries. TRY SOURCE Lineout Turnover/handling error Opponents kick Penalty/free kick Scrum Restart
24 = 31% 5 = 6% 5 = 6% 17 = 22% 22 = 29% 4 = 5%
The following table shows the source of tries scored and conceded by each team. LINEOUT
16 16
SCRUM
PEN & FK
KICK
TURNOVER
RESTART
TOTAL
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
Ireland
7
-
6
1
1
1
2
-
2
1
2
-
20
3
France
6
1
4
3
2
3
1
-
2
-
1
-
16
7
Italy
3
3
5
7
5
2
-
1
-
1
-
1
13
15
England
4
4
3
-
7
2
2
-
-
1
1
-
17
7
Wales
4
3
3
2
2
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
9
9
Scotland
-
13
1
9
-
8
-
3
1
1
-
2
2
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ORIGIN OF TRIES The following table shows the origin of tries. TRY ORIGIN Own half Halfway to 10m 10m to 22m 22m to goal line
13 = 17% 8 = 10% 15 = 19% 41 = 54%
The following table shows the origin of tries scored and conceded per team. OWN HALF
HW – 10m
10m – 22m
22m - TRY
TOTAL
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
Ireland
5
-
2
-
-
1
13
2
20
3
France
2
1
1
-
7
1
6
5
16
7
Italy
1
2
1
4
4
1
7
8
13
15
England
4
-
3
1
3
1
7
5
17
7
Wales
1
3
1
-
1
1
6
5
9
9
Scotland
-
7
-
3
-
10
2
16
2
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NUMBER OF RUCKS AND MAULS IN BUILD UP TO TRIES The following table show the number of rucks and mauls that preceded each try. Rucks/mauls 0 R/Ms 1 R/Ms 2 R/Ms 3+ R/Ms
NUMBER
%
CUMULATIVE %
22 18 6 31
29% 23% 8% 40%
29% 52% 60% 100%
The following table shows the number of ruck/mauls in the build up to tries scored and conceded per team. NO R/Ms
1 R/Ms
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
Ireland
6
2
10
1
France
4
4
3
1
Italy
5
4
3
England
3
2
Wales
2
Scotland
2
2 R/Ms OWN
3+ R/Ms
TOTAL
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
-
4
-
20
3
3
1
6
1
16
7
3
1
1
4
7
13
15
2
-
2
1
10
4
17
7
3
-
2
-
-
7
4
9
9
7
-
11
-
3
15
2
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NUMBER OF PASSES IN BUILD UP TO TRIES The following table shows the number of passes that preceded each try. Passes
NUMBER
%
CUMULATIVE %
0 1-3 4-6 7-9 10+
24 14 14 11 14
30% 18% 18% 16% 18%
30% 48% 66% 82% 100%
The following table shows the number of passes in the build up to tries scored and conceded per team. NO PASSES
1–3 PASSES
4–6 PASSES
7–9 PASSES
10+ PASSES
TOTAL
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
Ireland
12
2
4
-
1
1
-
-
3
-
20
3
France
3
4
3
1
5
-
3
1
2
1
16
7
Italy
1
4
6
3
2
2
3
2
1
4
13
15
England
4
2
-
2
5
-
3
2
5
1
17
7
Wales
2
4
1
1
1
-
2
3
3
1
9
9
Scotland
2
8
-
7
-
11
-
3
-
7
2
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TRY SCORERS The following table shows when tries and penalty goals were scored. TOTAL TRIES 44
Tries by backs
TRIES % 57%
Tries by forwards
31
41%
Penalty tries
2
2%
The following table shows the number and percentage of tries scored by backs and forwards per team. TRIES BY BACKS
18 18
TRIES BY FORWARDS
PENALTY TRIES
TOT
%
TOT
%
TOT
%
Ireland
10
50%
10
50%
-
-
France
12
75%
3
19%
1
6%
Italy
11
85%
2
15%
-
-
England
7
41%
10
59%
-
-
Wales
3
33%
5
56%
1
11%
Scotland
1
50%
1
50%
-
-
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KICKS AT GOAL
The following table shows kick success rates. KICKING SUCCESS 43% 58% 0 of 0
Conversions Penalty goals Drop goals
The following table shows the kicking success for penalty goals, conversions and drop goals per team. PENALTY SUCCESS
CONVERSION SUCCESS
OVERALL SUCCESS
DROP GOAL SUCCESS
Scotland
83%
50%
75%
0 of 0
Italy
100%
54%
57%
0 of 0
Ireland
78%
45%
55%
0 of 0
Wales
43%
56%
50%
0 of 0
France
58%
38%
46%
0 of 0
England
30%
29%
30%
0 of 0
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3.
BALL IN PLAY AND POSSESSION
The average ball in play time per match was 36m 41s or 46 per cent. The highest ball in play in any match was 44m 19s or 55 per cent and the lowest was 30m 18s or 38 per cent. The table below shows the ball in play times and possession times for each match and team. The winning team won with less possession in five matches (highlighted in gold). POSSESSION TIME 12m 09 18m 35 21m 17 20m 38 12m 52 30m 17 23m 55 20m 52 16m 32 22m 07 12m 35 19m 17 17m 41 20m 51 12m 01
TEAM Italy France Wales Ireland Scotland England Ireland France Scotland England Italy Wales Italy England Scotland
% 35% 59% 54% 54% 35% 78% 54% 55% 53% 62% 38% 46% 46% 54% 40%
TEAM Ireland Scotland England France Wales Italy England Wales Italy Scotland France Ireland Wales France Ireland
POSSESSION TIME 22m 50 12m 47 18m 11 17m 17 23m 37 8m 43 20m 24 16m 47 14m 56 13m 27 20m 10 22m 49 20m 31 17m 41 18m 17
% 65% 41% 46% 46% 65% 22% 46% 45% 47% 38% 62% 54% 54% 46% 60%
TOTAL TIME 35m 00 31m 23 39m 29 37m 56 36m 29 39m 01 44m 19 37m 40 31m 29 35m 35 32m 46 42m 06 38m 13 38m 33 30m 18
% BIP 44% 39% 50% 47% 46% 49% 55% 47% 39% 44% 41% 53% 48% 48% 38%
The following table shows the average possession time and the proportion of possession per match obtained by each team and their opponents.
20 20
OWN POSSESSION AVERAGE
OPP POSSESSION AVERAGE
OWN POSSESSION %
OPP POSSESSION %
England
22m 23s
17m 01s
England
57%
43%
Ireland
21m 42s
16m 14s
Ireland
57%
43%
Wales
20m 18s
18m 30s
Wales
52%
48%
France
18m 56s
16m 44s
France
53%
47%
Scotland
13m 32s
19m 31s
Scotland
41%
59%
Italy
13m 14s
22m 05s
Italy
38%
62%
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OPEN PLAY
Open play activity includes passes, ruck and mauls and kicks. The following table shows the average number and rate of passes, ruck/mauls and kicks per match. AVG. PER MATCH Passes Rucks/mauls Kicks
249 180 29
RATE FREQUENCY OF PASSING 1 pass every 9 secs 1 pass every 12 secs 1 pass every 77 secs
PASSING The average number of passes per match was 249 and the passing rate was one every eight seconds of possession. The most passes in a match was 343 (England v Italy) and the least was 167 (Scotland v Italy). The following table shows the average, the most, the least and the passing frequency rate per team. AVG. PASSES PER MATCH
MOST
LEAST
RATE FREQUENCY OF PASSING
England
181
282
137
1 every 7 secs
France
127
191
74
1 every 9 secs
Ireland
144
173
95
1 every 9 secs
Italy
89
143
61
1 every 9 secs
Wales
135
164
82
1 every 9 secs
Scotland
73
87
59
1 every 11 secs
The following table shows frequency of passing movements for each team. Overall, 16 per cent of all passing movements contained three or more passes. 1 PASS
2 PASS
3+ PASS
Scotland
58%
33%
9%
Ireland
58%
28%
14%
Wales
54%
32%
14%
France
52%
30%
18%
England
50%
33%
17%
Italy
45%
30%
25%
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PLAYER PASSING The following table shows the proportion of all passes made by forwards, scrum-halves and backs.
% Passes by forwards Passes by scrum-half Passes by backs
14% 52% 34%
The following table shows the number and proportion of passes made by the forwards, the scrum-half and backs of each team. PASSES BY FORWARDS
%
PASSES BY SCRUM-HALF
%
PASSES BY BACKS
%
France
156
25%
288
46%
185
29%
Italy
62
14%
194
44%
189
42%
Wales
91
14%
348
52%
234
35%
Scotland
46
13%
208
57%
110
30%
England
112
12%
475
53%
314
35%
Ireland
63
9%
408
57%
244
34%
The following tables show how often forwards and backs of each team passed the ball.
Italy
22 22
FORWARDS PASS : POSSESSION RATIO 1 every 2.8 possessions
England
BACKS PASS : POSSESSION RATIO 1 every 1.8 possessions
France
2.9
Ireland
2.0
Wales
4.6
Wales
2.1
England
4.7
Italy
2.1
Scotland
5.3
France
2.2
Ireland
7.0
Scotland
2.4
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Overall, forwards passed the ball once in every 4.2 possessions. The following tables show how often front rows, second rows and back rows of each team passed the ball.
France
FRONT ROW PASS : POSSESSION 1 every 3.2 possessions
France
SECOND ROW PASS : POSSESSION 1 every 3.6 possessions
Italy
BACK ROW PASS : POSSESSION 1 every 2.3 possessions
Wales
5.2
Italy
4.6
France
2.6
England
5.7
England
6.8
Wales
3.5
Scotland
7.6
Scotland
7.0
England
4.0
Italy
9.0
Wales
8.9
Scotland
4.4
Ireland
12.6
Ireland
12.3
Ireland
4.8
Overall, backs passed the ball every 2.1 possessions. The following tables show how often fly-halves, centres and back threes of each team passed the ball.
England
FLY-HALF PASS : POSSESSION 1 every 1.4 possessions
Italy
CENTRES PASS : POSSESSION 1 every 1.9 possessions
Italy
BACK THREE PASS : POSSESSION 1 every 3.5 possessions
Ireland
1.4
France
1.9
England
3.6
Wales
1.5
England
2.0
Wales
4.2
France
1.6
Wales
2.2
Ireland
4.4
Scotland
1.7
Ireland
2.4
France
4.5
Italy
1.8
Scotland
3.7
Scotland
6.9
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RUCKS AND MAULS The average number of ruck/mauls per match was 180 and the ruck/maul rate was one every 12 seconds of possession. The most ruck/mauls in a match was 236 (Ireland v England) and the least was 124 (Scotland v Italy). The following table shows the average, the most, the least and the ruck/maul frequency rate per team. AVERAGE R/Ms PER MATCH
MOST
LEAST
FREQUENCY RATE OF R/Ms
England
123
166
99
1 every 11 secs
Wales
107
123
85
1 every 11 secs
Scotland
67
78
57
1 every 12 secs
Ireland
111
137
80
1 every 12 secs
France
86
93
71
1 every 13 secs
Italy
47
70
29
1 every 17 secs
RUCK AND MAUL RETENTION The retention rate at ruck/mauls was 91 per cent. The following table shows how often each team retained ruck/maul possession and how often each team turned over opposition possession.
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SUCCESS IN OWN RUCK/MAULS
SUCCESS IN OPP RUCK/MAULS
Ireland
95%
12%
England
93%
7%
Wales
91%
7%
France
90%
11%
Italy
88%
10%
Scotland
86%
6%
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KICKING The average number of kicks per match was 29 and the kick-rate was one every 77 seconds of possession. The most kicks in a match was 46 (Italy v France) and the least was 13 (England v Scotland). The following table shows the average, the most, the least and the kick frequency rate by each team. AVERAGE KICKS PER MATCH
MOST
LEAST
FREQUENCY RATE OF KICKS
Italy
22
30
15
1 every 36 secs
France
17
22
12
1 every 68 secs
Ireland
17
25
10
1 every 76 secs
Scotland
8
12
7
1 every 99 secs
Wales
12
16
8
1 every 100 secs
England
10
14
6
1 every 137 secs
PLAYER KICKING Overall, scrum-halves kicked every 34.6 possessions and backs kicked every 7.3 possessions. The following tables show the scrum-half, fly-half, centres and back threes kick frequency for each team.
Italy
SCRUM-HALF KICK : POSSESSION 1 every 9 possessions
Italy
FLY-HALF KICK : POSSESSION 1 every 3.2 possessions
Ireland
29
France
4.0
England
47
Scotland
4.7
Scotland
48
Wales
5.2
France
80
Ireland
5.3
Wales
none
England
9.3
Italy
CENTRES KICK : POSSESSION 1 every 10 possessions
France
BACK THREE KICK : POSSESSION 1 every 4.5 possessions
France
12
Ireland
6
Wales
29
Italy
6
England
30
Wales
9
Ireland
67
Scotland
10
-
England
32
Scotland
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5.
SET PIECE
50m RESTARTS The following table shows the proportion of 50m restarts that were contestable and the success rates of contestable restarts. 50m RESTARTS Contestable Not contestable Receiving – success Regaining – success
31% 69% 74% 26%
The following tables show the success per team on own and opposition 50m restarts by each team. SUCCESS RECEIVING CONTESTABLE 50m RESTARTS
SUCCESS REGAINING CONTESTABLE 50m RESTARTS
England
2 of 2
Wales
2 of 4
France
2 of 10
Scotland
2 of 17
Scotland
1 of 1
England
1 of 1
Italy
1 of 4
France
1 of 2
Ireland
1 of 8
Italy
1 of 3
Wales
0 of 2
Ireland
0 of 0
The following table shows the type of 50m restart received and kicked by each team. TYPE OF 50m RESTARTS KICKED
TYPE OF 50m RESTARTS RECEIVED
26 26
CONTESTABLE
NOT CONTESTABLE
France
37%
63%
Italy
34%
Ireland
CONTESTABLE
NOT CONTESTABLE
Scotland
39%
61%
76%
France
37%
63%
26%
74%
Wales
21%
79%
Wales
13%
87%
Italy
14%
86%
England
9%
91%
England
10%
95%
Scotland
8%
92%
Ireland
0%
100%
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LINEOUTS The following table shows the average number of lineouts per match, the most/least number of lineouts in a match, the proportion of lineouts contested and the lineout retention rates. LINEOUTS Average per match Most in a match Least in a match Success Contested
24 30 17 74% 31%
The following table shows the success per team on their own lineouts. OWN LINEOUTS SUCCESS
CONTESTED
STEALS
England
88%
24%
4
Ireland
78%
25%
14
Italy
76%
32%
11
Wales
72%
34%
12
France
65%
33%
9
Scotland
65%
37%
15
The following table shows the success per team on opponent’s lineouts. OPP LINEOUTS SUCCESS
CONTESTED
STEALS
Ireland
35%
33%
9
France
34%
46%
22
England
33%
36%
10
Italy
24%
30%
10
Scotland
22%
24%
8
Wales
17%
13%
6
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SCRUMS The following table shows the average number of scrums per match, the most/least number of scrums in a match, the percentage of times the ball came out of the scrum back into play and the scrum retention rate. SCRUMS Average per match Most in a match Least in a match Ball back into play Success
21 29 15 82% 88%
In total there were 24 tightheads and four through 90 degree turnovers in 322 scrums. The following table shows the success per team on their own scrums. OWN SCRUMS WON %
BALL RELEASED
PEN/FK FOR
LOST %
TIGHTHEAD/ THRU 90
PEN/FK AGAINST
France
91
32
8
9%
3
1
Ireland
91
47
6
9%
5
-
England
90
28
10
10%
3
1
Italy
87
53
6
13%
7
2
Scotland
86
45
9
14%
5
4
Wales
85
37
3
15%
5
2
The following table shows the success per team on their opponent’s scrums. OPP SCRUMS
28 28
WON %
TIGHTHEAD / THRU 90
PEN/FK FOR
LOST %
BALL RELEASED
PEN/FK AGAINST
Ireland
23%
8
4
77%
37
2
England
15%
5
3
85%
39
6
France
10%
4
2
90%
42
10
Italy
8%
4
0
92%
42
3
Scotland
8%
5
0
92%
41
11
Wales
6%
2
1
94%
41
10
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The following tables show the rate of collapses, resets, penalties/free kicks and ball back into play overall and on each team’s scrum put-in. COLLAPSES PER 100 SCRUMS
RESETS PER 100 SCRUMS
PK/FKS PER 100 SCRUMS
BALL OUT PER 100 SCRUMS
Overall
14
20
Overall
18
82
Italy
19
25
England
26
74
England
19
23
Scotland
21
79
France
18
18
France
20
80
Scotland
13
21
Italy
12
88
Ireland
10
19
Wales
11
89
Wales
6
15
Ireland
10
90
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6.
PENALTIES AND FREE KICKS
The following table shows the overall average number of penalties/free kicks per match.
Average per match Most in a match Least in a match
PENALTY/ FREE KICKS 23 27 18
The following tables show the total penalties for and against, and the proportion of penalties for and against for each team. PK/FK FOR
PK/FK AGAINST
PK/FK FOR
PK/FK AGAINST
Ireland
75
41
65%
35%
England
63
57
52%
47%
Wales
56
59
49%
51%
France
50
54
48%
52%
Italy
46
61
43%
57%
Scotland
48
66
42%
58%
OPTIONS TAKEN AT PENALTIES/FREE KICKS The following table shows the options taken at penalties/free kicks. Kick to touch Kick at goal Tap kicks Scrum Penalty tries
% 60% 13% 23% 3% 1%
The following table shows the options taken at penalties and free kicks per team.
30 30
KICK TO TOUCH
KICK AT GOAL
TAP KICKS
SCRUM
PENALTY TRIES
Ireland
72%
12%
14%
2%
-
France
52%
24%
22%
-
2%
Italy
70%
2%
28%
-
-
Wales
63%
13%
23%
7%
1%
Scotland
58%
13%
25%
4%
-
England
44%
16%
36%
4%
-
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CATEGORIES OF OFFENCES PENALISED The following table shows the proportion of penalties and free kicks awarded in each facet of play.
Tackle/ruck Scrum Maul General Foul play Lineout
% 55% 16% 5% 16% 6% 2%
The following table shows the proportion of penalties and free kicks against each team in each facet of play. TACKLE/ RUCK
SCRUM
LINEOUT
MAUL
GENERAL PLAY
FOUL PLAY
Wales
70%
10%
2%
5%
9%
4%
Ireland
61%
14%
4%
9%
8%
4%
France
56%
22%
2%
4%
14%
2%
Scotland
56%
21%
0%
6%
9%
8%
England
56%
22%
3%
0%
11%
8%
Italy
52%
15%
2%
4%
21%
6%
Of penalties awarded at the tackle/ruck, 60 per cent were in favour of the team in possession and 30 per cent were in favour of the team not in possession. Of penalties/free kicks awarded at the scrum, 82 per cent were in favour of the team in possession and 18 per cent were in favour of the team not in possession.
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7.
CARDS
The following table shows the total number of cards. YELLOW CARDS
RED CARDS
12
0
Total
The most cards in any match was two and the least was none. There were eight matches that contained at least one yellow card. The following table shows the reasons for the yellow cards.
Tackle/ruck Maul Dangerous tackle Obstruction Foul play Offside
YELLOW CARDS
RED CARDS
7 1 1 1 1 1
-
The following table shows the number of cards awarded against each team and the reasons for the cards.
32 32
YELLOW CARDS
RED CARDS
REASONS
Italy
4
-
Maul / Offside / Tackle/ruck x 2
Wales
2
-
Tackle/ruck x 2
France
2
-
Tackle/ruck / Obstruction
Ireland
2
-
Tackle/ruck / Foul play
England
1
-
Tackle/ruck
Scotland
1
-
Dangerous tackle
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FINAL RESULTS AND STANDINGS P
W D
L
PF
PA
PD
TF
TA
PTS
Ireland
5
4
0
1
139
26
113
20
3
8
France
5
4
0
1
113
44
69
16
7
8
Italy
5
3
0
2
82
94
-12
13
15
6
England
5
2
0
3
104
65
39
17
7
4
Wales
5
2
0
3
64
73
-9
9
9
4
Scotland
5
0
0
5
27
227
-200
2
36
0
P = Played
W = Won
D = Draw
L = Lost
PF = Points for
PA = Points against
PD = Points difference TF = Tries for TA = Tries against PTS = Points
2 2
Italy
5 - 30
Ireland
France
42 - 0
Scotland
Wales
13 - 0
England
Ireland
5 - 10
France
Scotland
3 - 39
Wales
England
39 - 7
Italy
Ireland
11 - 8
England
France
28 - 7
Wales
Scotland
8 - 31
Italy
England
42 - 13
Scotland
Italy
17 - 12
France
Wales
0 - 20
Ireland
Italy
22 - 5
Wales
England
15 - 21
France
Scotland
3 - 73
Ireland
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COMMENTARY Last year’s commentary showed a history of the Women’s Six Nations that could be divided into three distinct periods. The first period covered the first four years of the competition – from 2002 to 2005 – when the tournament was dominated by France. They won the tournament three times and won 18 of their 20 matches. This was then followed by a period of domination by England who won the tournament every year from 2006 to 2012, winning 34 of their 35 matches. The third period covered the last three years – 2012 to 2014 – when the competition was won by three different teams in England, Ireland and France. At the top level, it had therefore become more competitive with both France and England losing three matches and Ireland losing four over the threeyear period. Of the 10 matches lost by the three teams, nine were to each other, the only exception being France’s loss to Italy in 2013. Such results reflected a tournament that was now being dominated by three teams, a feature graphically illustrated in the 2014 competition. In the nine matches played by France, England and Ireland against Italy, Wales and Scotland, the total points scored by the first group was 359 compared to nine by the second. In those same nine matches, the try count was 56-0. Not a single try was scored by the second group of teams against any of France, England and Ireland. With such a demarcation between two groups of teams in one competition and with success in a number of matches all but guaranteed, the eventual standings in any championship are likely to be dependent on the results of a small limited number of matches. The 2015 Championship, won by Ireland on point differential from France, saw a measurable change. Italy finished in third place and two matches were won by lower ranking teams when Wales beat England and Italy beat France. Furthermore, while scoring differentials in matches between the two groups of teams remained high, in aggregate, they were not as extreme. In 2014, the total points scored by the first group was 359 compared to nine by the second group – in 2015, the comparable figures were 291 to 60. In 2014, the try count of the two groups was 56-0 with not a single try being scored by the second group of teams against any of France, England and Ireland. In 2015, the comparable figures were 44-8. There is a caveat, however. In this year’s competition, the playing squads of both England and France were not the strongest available to each country. A combination of factors, including leading players concentrating on the sevens circuit, meant that comparatively few of England and France’s Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 squads played in the Six Nations. Of the England squad of 22 that played in the WRWC 2014 final, only nine were in the squad that played against Wales, seven in the squads that played against France, Ireland and Italy, and six in the squad that faced Scotland. France’s squads also saw changes. In each of their five matches, only 11 featured in their squad for their final match at WRWC 2014.
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For a more robust evaluation of the relative strengths of the six participating teams, therefore, this can only be made when all six teams pick their strongest squads. What does remain clear, however, are the problems continuing to face Scotland. Scotland lost all five matches again this year, scoring 27 points and conceding 227. Over the last five years they have failed to win a single game, losing all 25 matches, while scoring 67 points and conceding 1,061 – and although five tries were scored in 2011 and 2012, only three tries have been scored in the last three years during which time 110 tries have been conceded.
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MATCH FACTS
France and Ireland both won four of their five matches, but Ireland were crowned champions by virtue of a better point differential Scotland failed to win a match, scoring two tries and conceding 36 Twelve of 15 matches were won by the team scoring the most tries (2013 – 15 of 15) Seventy-seven tries were scored and 26 penalty goals were kicked, a ratio of almost three to one There were no drop goals All six teams conceded most tries in the second half There were four matches with a margin of 10 points or fewer, with four matches having a margin of more than 30 points Fifth-seven per cent of tries were scored by backs and 43 per cent by forwards compared with 2014 where 48 per cent of tries were scored by backs and 52 per cent by forwards Thirty-one per cent of tries originated from lineout possession and 29 per cent from scrum possession Seventeen per cent of tries started from inside the scoring teams own half. Sixty per cent of tries were preceded by two or fewer phases and 48 per cent of tries by three or fewer passes Average ball in play time was 36m 41s or 46 per cent The average number of passes in a match was 249 – the most in a match was 343 (England v Italy) and the least was 167 (Scotland v Italy) England made 282 passes in the match against Italy, a number that exceeded those made by both teams in 11 of the 14 remaining matches The average number of rucks/mauls in a match was 180 – the most in a match was 236 (Ireland v England) and the least was 124 (Scotland v Italy) Overall, England made two and a half times more rucks/mauls than Italy The average number of kicks in a match was 29 – the most in a match was 46 (Ireland v France) and the least was 13 (England v Scotland). There were 24 scrum tightheads and no free kicks for crooked feed. Fifty-five per cent of penalties/free kicks were at tackle/ruck, with 60 per cent in favour of the team in possession. Sixteen per cent of penalty kicks/free kicks were at the scrum, with 82 per cent of penalty/free kicks in favour of the team in possession.
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OVERALL SUMMARY WOMEN’S SIX NATIONS 2015
WOMEN’S SIX NATIONS 2014
WOMEN’S SIX NATIONS 2013
WOMEN’S SIX NATIONS 2012
Avg. points
35
36
33
32
Avg. tries
5.5
4.5
4.9
5.7
Avg. penalty goals
1.7
1.9
1.1
1.5
44%
49%
41%
41%
1 in 15 matches
0 in 15 matches
1 in 15 matches
0 in 15 matches
Ball in play %
42%
44%
43%
43%
Avg. passes Avg. ruck/mauls
232
266
232
244
152
175
143
161
Ruck/maul success %
90%
91%
91%
93%
32
30
30
29
24
26
25
24
74%
73%
77%
75%
21
20
25
24
Scrum success %
88%
86%
87%
86%
Contestable 50m restart regain success %
26%
33%
28%
26%
23
23
24
24
12 & 0
6&0
10 & 0
15 & 0
Scoring
Conversion success % Avg. drop goals Activity
Avg. kicks Set piece Avg. lineouts Lineout success % Avg. scrums
Discipline Avg. penalties/ FKs Total cards
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TEAM SUMMARY ENGLAND
FRANCE
IRELAND
Scoring
2015
2014
2015
2014
2015
2014
Total points scored
104
145
113
162
139
137
Total points conceded
26
31
23
21
28
42
Total tries scored
17
23
16
25
20
20
Total tries conceded
7
3
7
2
3
6
Total penalty goals scored
3
4
7
2
7
7
Total penalty goals conceded
8
3
1
3
3
2
Points from tries
85%
79%
80%
77%
61%
73%
Kicks at goal success
75%
42%
57%
41%
55%
52%
Drop goal success rate
0 of 0
0 of 0
0 of 0
0 of 0
0 of 0
0 of 0
Avg. possession
22m 23s
22m 04s
18m 56s
17m 04s
21m 42s
18m 08s
Avg. passes
181
178
127
93
144
131
Avg. ruck/mauls
123
102
86
74
111
81
Ruck/maul retention
93%
89%
90%
91%
95%
91%
10
14
17
19
17
16
Own lineout success
88%
81%
65%
83%
78%
81%
Own scrum success
90%
93%
91%
87%
91%
96%
1 of 1
5 of 8
1 of 2
0 of 2
0 of 0
2 of 5
Penalties and FKs for
53%
45%
48%
51%
65%
54%
Penalties and FKs against
47%
55%
52%
49%
35%
46%
Yellow/red cards
1/0
1/0
2/0
0/0
2/0
2/0
General play
Avg. kicks Set piece
Own contestable 50m restart success Discipline
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TEAM SUMMARY ITALY
SCOTLAND
WALES
2015
2014
2015
2014
2015
2014
Total points scored
82
57
27
5
64
82
Total points conceded
94
108
227
261
73
94
Total tries scored
13
8
2
1
9
13
Total tries conceded
15
16
36
43
9
15
Total penalty goals scored
1
2
5
-
3
1
Total penalty goals conceded
3
4
5
3
6
3
% of points from tries
65%
70%
10%
100%
45%
65%
Kicks at goal success
50%
50%
46%
0%
30%
50%
Drop goal success rate
0 of 0
0 of 0
0 of 0
0 of 0
0 of 0
0 of 0
13m 14s
15m 03s
13m 32s
12m 41s
20m 18s
15m 51s
Avg. passes
89
107
73
75
135
112
Avg. ruck/mauls
47
66
67
57
107
78
88%
89%
86%
87%
91%
91%
22
16
8
13
12
17
Own lineout success
76%
76%
65%
42%
72%
71%
Own scrum success
87%
83%
86%
83%
85%
76%
1 of 3
3 of 10
2 of 17
1 in 11
2 of 4
1 of 3
Penalties and FKs for
43%
51%
42%
57%
49%
44%
Penalties and FKs against
57%
49%
58%
43%
51%
56%
Yellow/red cards
4/0
0/0
1/0
1/0
2/0
2/0
Scoring
General play Avg. possession
Ruck/maul retention Avg. kicks Set piece
Own contestable 50m restart success Discipline
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TEAM FACTS IRELAND Ireland, like France won four of their matches, but claimed the title by virtue of their better point differential
They averaged 28 points per game – more than any other team They also had the best defence conceding an average of five points per game They conceded only three tries – all other teams conceded over twice as many No team kicked more penalty goals than Ireland They scored two thirds of their tries in the second half Their try conceding rate of one try every 27 minutes was over twice as effective as any of the five remaining teams They conceded just one try from lineouts and scrums Sixteen of their 20 tries contained one or fewer rucks/mauls Twelve of their tries did not contain a single pass They obtained more possession than their opponents in every game Their forwards made proportionately fewer passes than any other team Ireland’s forwards were the least likely to pass the ball Each of Ireland’s front row, second row and back row were the least likely groups of forwards to pass the ball All 50m restarts were kicked long Ireland’s lineout was stolen 14 times – 10 more than England and one more than Scotland They were the least penalised team They tapped fewer penalties than any other team
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FRANCE France finished as runners-up on point differential after winning four of their five matches
No team kicked more penalty goals than France France conceded just one penalty goal 75 per cent of tries were scored by backs A 30 per cent kick at goal rate was the lowest in the competition Their forwards made 25 per cent of all France’s passes – a higher proportion than any other team Their centres were the most likely to pass the ball France’s No.9 kicked once in every 80 possessions Their centres were the most likely to kick the ball Their back three were the least likely to kick the ball France contested more lineouts than any other team (46 per cent) – and won more lineout steals than other (22)
ITALY Italy won three of five matches, beating Wales, Scotland and France to finish third
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While Italy scored 13 tries, they kicked just one penalty goal They had the best scoring rate – scoring one try for every 5 min 05 secs possession They had the second worst try conceding rate They scored five of their 13 tries from tap penalties They did not score a try from open play They conceded four tries that contained 10 or more passes – four times as many as any other team except Scotland Eighty-five per cent of tries were scored by backs They averaged less possession per match than any other team – England averaged 70 per cent more They obtained less possession than their opponents in every game They made almost 100 fewer passes per match than England They also made proportionately more 3+ pass movements than any other team (25 per cent) Italy’s forwards were the most likely to pass the ball Their back three were the most likely to pass the ball Italy rucked at the slowest rate They were the team most likely to kick the ball – and were four times more likely to kick than England They received the most yellow cards (4)
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ENGLAND England came fourth after losing to Wales, Ireland and France
Eighty-five per cent of England’s points came from tries They conceded eight penalty goals – more than any other team Ten of their 17 tries contained three or more rucks and mauls Five of their tries contained 10 or more passes More tries were scored by forwards than backs They averaged more possession per match than any other team They had the highest passing rate Their backs were the most likely to pass the ball They were the team least likely to kick the ball Their fly-half was the least likely to kick the ball England’s back three were between three and seven times less likely to kick than any other team England had the most successful lineout, losing only four steals They tapped more penalties than any other team
WALES Wales finished fifth after winning two matches
Wales scored eight of their nine tries in the second half They kicked all three of their penalties in the first half Their try scoring rate was half that of the other teams with the exception of Scotland Seven of their nine tries came from the set pieces of lineout and scrum They did not score a try from open play Six of their nine tries were scored from within their opponent’s 22m Their opponents scored three of their nine tries from within their own half Seven of Wales’ tries contained three or more rucks and mauls More tries were scored by forwards than backs Wales’ scrum-half never kicked the ball They were the least successful on their opponent’s lineout, with the fewest lineout steals (6) They were penalised proportionately more times at the breakdown than any other team
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SCOTLAND Scotland lost all five matches
12 12
They lost all matches by at least 24 points They averaged five points per game – while conceding an average of 46 points They were the only team that scored more penalty goals than tries They did not score a try in the first half They conceded a try every 2min 43secs of opponent’s possession Their two tries were scored from within their opponent’s 22m A 75 per cent successful kick at goal rate was the best in the competition They had the lowest passing rate 0nly nine per cent of passing movements contained three or more passes Their backs were the least likely to pass the ball They were the most penalised team in relation to their opponents
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1.
SCORING
IMPACT OF TRIES AND PENALTY GOALS ON MATCH RESULTS The winning team scored the most tries in 12 or 75 per cent of matches. In three matches tries were equal, there were no matches won by a winning team scoring the fewest number of tries. WON SCORING MORE TRIES
WON SCORING EQUAL TRIES
WON SCORING LESS TRIES
England
2
-
-
Ireland
3
1
-
Wales
2
-
-
France
2
2
-
Italy
3
-
-
Scotland
-
-
-
SCORING MARGINS There were four matches with a margin of 10 points or fewer. The following table groups all scoring margins. POINTS DIFFERENCE Draw 1–5 6 – 10 11 – 20 21 – 30 31+
NO OF MATCHES none 3 1 3 4 4
CUMULATIVE drawn 3 with 5 points or less 4 with 10 points or less 7 with 20 points or less 11 with 30 points or less 15 with 70 points or less
The following table shows the winning and losing margins for each team. WON BY 31 +
WON BY 21 - 30
WON BY 11 - 20
WON BY 1 - 10
D R A W
LOST BY 1 - 10
LOST BY 11 - 20
LOST BY 21 - 30
LOST BY 31 +
Ireland
1
1
1
1
-
1
-
-
-
France
1
1
-
2
-
1
-
-
-
Italy
-
1
1
1
-
-
-
1
1
England
1
1
-
-
-
2
1
-
-
Wales
1
-
1
-
-
-
2
1
-
Scotland
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
3
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POINTS SCORING AND CONCEDING There were 529 points scored, giving an average of 35 points per match. The following table shows a breakdown of all points scored. TOTAL
POINTS
%
77 33 26 0
385 66 78 0
73% 12% 15% -
Tries Conversions Penalty goals Drop goals
The following tables show the total and average points scored and conceded per team.
POINTS SCORED TOTAL
AVERAGE
Ireland
139
28
France
113
England
POINTS CONCEDED TOTAL
AVERAGE
Ireland
26
5
23
France
44
9
104
21
England
65
13
Italy
82
16
Wales
73
15
Wales
64
13
Italy
94
19
Scotland
27
5
Scotland
227
46
The following tables show the breakdown of points scored by each team.
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TRIES SCORED
PENALTY GOALS SCORED
DROP GOALS SCORED
% POINTS SCORED FROM TRIES
% POINTS SCORED FROM KICKS
TRIES : PK SCORED
Ireland
20
7
-
61
39
2.9 : 1
France
16
7
-
80
33
2.3 : 1
Italy
13
1
-
65
17
13.0 : 1
England
17
3
-
85
19
5.6 : 1
Wales
9
3
-
45
19
3.0 : 1
Scotland
2
5
-
10
17
0.4 : 1
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The following tables show the breakdown of points conceded by each team. TRIES CONCEDED
PENALTY GOALS CONCEDED
DROP GOALS CONCEDED
% POINTS CONCEDED FROM TRIES
% POINTS CONCEDED FROM KICKS
TRIES : PK CONCEDED
Ireland
3
3
0
58%
42%
1.0 : 1
France
7
1
0
67%
33%
7.0 : 1
England
7
8
0
54%
46%
0.8 : 1
Wales
9
6
0
55%
45%
1.5 : 1
Italy
15
3
0
80%
20%
5.0 : 1
Scotland
36
5
0
79%
21%
7.2 : 1
TIMING OF SCORES – TRIES AND PENALTY GOALS The following table shows when tries and penalty goals were scored. TRIES
%
PENALTY GOALS
%
First half
30
39%
19
73%
Second half
47
61%
7
27%
The following tables show the number of tries and penalty goals scored and conceded per half per team. TRIES FIRST HALF
PENALTY GOALS
SECOND HALF
FIRST HALF
SECOND HALF
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
Ireland
7
1
13
2
3
2
4
1
France
8
2
8
5
5
1
2
-
Italy
7
6
6
9
1
2
-
1
England
7
2
10
5
3
6
-
2
Wales
1
3
8
6
3
3
-
3
Scotland
-
16
2
20
4
5
1
-
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RATE OF TRY SCORING AND CONCEDING There were 77 tries scored giving a try-scoring rate of one try every 7 minutes 09 seconds of play. The following tables show the rate of try scoring and the rate of try conceding for each team. This is a measure of each team’s success in converting possession into tries and their opponent’s success in converting possession into tries. TRY SCORING RATE
TRY CONCEDING RATE
Italy
1 try every 5m 05s
Ireland
1 try every 27m 03s
Ireland
1 try every 5m 26s
England
1 try every 12m 09s
France
1 try every 5m 55s
France
1 try every 11m 58s
England
1 try every 6m 36s
Italy
1 try every 7m 55s
Wales
1 try every 11m 17s
Wales
1 try every 10m 17s
Scotland
1 try every 33m 54s
Scotland
1 try every 2m 43s
SOURCE OF TRIES The following table shows the possession source of tries. TRY SOURCE Lineout Turnover/handling error Opponents kick Penalty/free kick Scrum Restart
24 = 31% 5 = 6% 5 = 6% 17 = 22% 22 = 29% 4 = 5%
The following table shows the source of tries scored and conceded by each team. LINEOUT
16 16
SCRUM
PEN & FK
KICK
TURNOVER
RESTART
TOTAL
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
Ireland
7
-
6
1
1
1
2
-
2
1
2
-
20
3
France
6
1
4
3
2
3
1
-
2
-
1
-
16
7
Italy
3
3
5
7
5
2
-
1
-
1
-
1
13
15
England
4
4
3
-
7
2
2
-
-
1
1
-
17
7
Wales
4
3
3
2
2
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
9
9
Scotland
-
13
1
9
-
8
-
3
1
1
-
2
2
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ORIGIN OF TRIES The following table shows the origin of tries. TRY ORIGIN Own half Halfway to 10m 10m to 22m 22m to goal line
13 = 17% 8 = 10% 15 = 19% 41 = 54%
The following table shows the origin of tries scored and conceded per team. OWN HALF
HW – 10m
10m – 22m
22m - TRY
TOTAL
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
Ireland
5
-
2
-
-
1
13
2
20
3
France
2
1
1
-
7
1
6
5
16
7
Italy
1
2
1
4
4
1
7
8
13
15
England
4
-
3
1
3
1
7
5
17
7
Wales
1
3
1
-
1
1
6
5
9
9
Scotland
-
7
-
3
-
10
2
16
2
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NUMBER OF RUCKS AND MAULS IN BUILD UP TO TRIES The following table show the number of rucks and mauls that preceded each try. Rucks/mauls 0 R/Ms 1 R/Ms 2 R/Ms 3+ R/Ms
NUMBER
%
CUMULATIVE %
22 18 6 31
29% 23% 8% 40%
29% 52% 60% 100%
The following table shows the number of ruck/mauls in the build up to tries scored and conceded per team. NO R/Ms
1 R/Ms
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
Ireland
6
2
10
1
France
4
4
3
1
Italy
5
4
3
England
3
2
Wales
2
Scotland
2
2 R/Ms OWN
3+ R/Ms
TOTAL
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
-
4
-
20
3
3
1
6
1
16
7
3
1
1
4
7
13
15
2
-
2
1
10
4
17
7
3
-
2
-
-
7
4
9
9
7
-
11
-
3
15
2
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NUMBER OF PASSES IN BUILD UP TO TRIES The following table shows the number of passes that preceded each try. Passes
NUMBER
%
CUMULATIVE %
0 1-3 4-6 7-9 10+
24 14 14 11 14
30% 18% 18% 16% 18%
30% 48% 66% 82% 100%
The following table shows the number of passes in the build up to tries scored and conceded per team. NO PASSES
1–3 PASSES
4–6 PASSES
7–9 PASSES
10+ PASSES
TOTAL
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
Ireland
12
2
4
-
1
1
-
-
3
-
20
3
France
3
4
3
1
5
-
3
1
2
1
16
7
Italy
1
4
6
3
2
2
3
2
1
4
13
15
England
4
2
-
2
5
-
3
2
5
1
17
7
Wales
2
4
1
1
1
-
2
3
3
1
9
9
Scotland
2
8
-
7
-
11
-
3
-
7
2
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TRY SCORERS The following table shows when tries and penalty goals were scored. TOTAL TRIES 44
Tries by backs
TRIES % 57%
Tries by forwards
31
41%
Penalty tries
2
2%
The following table shows the number and percentage of tries scored by backs and forwards per team. TRIES BY BACKS
18 18
TRIES BY FORWARDS
PENALTY TRIES
TOT
%
TOT
%
TOT
%
Ireland
10
50%
10
50%
-
-
France
12
75%
3
19%
1
6%
Italy
11
85%
2
15%
-
-
England
7
41%
10
59%
-
-
Wales
3
33%
5
56%
1
11%
Scotland
1
50%
1
50%
-
-
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2.
KICKS AT GOAL
The following table shows kick success rates. KICKING SUCCESS 43% 58% 0 of 0
Conversions Penalty goals Drop goals
The following table shows the kicking success for penalty goals, conversions and drop goals per team. PENALTY SUCCESS
CONVERSION SUCCESS
OVERALL SUCCESS
DROP GOAL SUCCESS
Scotland
83%
50%
75%
0 of 0
Italy
100%
54%
57%
0 of 0
Ireland
78%
45%
55%
0 of 0
Wales
43%
56%
50%
0 of 0
France
58%
38%
46%
0 of 0
England
30%
29%
30%
0 of 0
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3.
BALL IN PLAY AND POSSESSION
The average ball in play time per match was 36m 41s or 46 per cent. The highest ball in play in any match was 44m 19s or 55 per cent and the lowest was 30m 18s or 38 per cent. The table below shows the ball in play times and possession times for each match and team. The winning team won with less possession in five matches (highlighted in gold). POSSESSION TIME 12m 09 18m 35 21m 17 20m 38 12m 52 30m 17 23m 55 20m 52 16m 32 22m 07 12m 35 19m 17 17m 41 20m 51 12m 01
TEAM Italy France Wales Ireland Scotland England Ireland France Scotland England Italy Wales Italy England Scotland
% 35% 59% 54% 54% 35% 78% 54% 55% 53% 62% 38% 46% 46% 54% 40%
TEAM Ireland Scotland England France Wales Italy England Wales Italy Scotland France Ireland Wales France Ireland
POSSESSION TIME 22m 50 12m 47 18m 11 17m 17 23m 37 8m 43 20m 24 16m 47 14m 56 13m 27 20m 10 22m 49 20m 31 17m 41 18m 17
% 65% 41% 46% 46% 65% 22% 46% 45% 47% 38% 62% 54% 54% 46% 60%
TOTAL TIME 35m 00 31m 23 39m 29 37m 56 36m 29 39m 01 44m 19 37m 40 31m 29 35m 35 32m 46 42m 06 38m 13 38m 33 30m 18
% BIP 44% 39% 50% 47% 46% 49% 55% 47% 39% 44% 41% 53% 48% 48% 38%
The following table shows the average possession time and the proportion of possession per match obtained by each team and their opponents.
20 20
OWN POSSESSION AVERAGE
OPP POSSESSION AVERAGE
OWN POSSESSION %
OPP POSSESSION %
England
22m 23s
17m 01s
England
57%
43%
Ireland
21m 42s
16m 14s
Ireland
57%
43%
Wales
20m 18s
18m 30s
Wales
52%
48%
France
18m 56s
16m 44s
France
53%
47%
Scotland
13m 32s
19m 31s
Scotland
41%
59%
Italy
13m 14s
22m 05s
Italy
38%
62%
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4.
OPEN PLAY
Open play activity includes passes, ruck and mauls and kicks. The following table shows the average number and rate of passes, ruck/mauls and kicks per match. AVG. PER MATCH Passes Rucks/mauls Kicks
249 180 29
RATE FREQUENCY OF PASSING 1 pass every 9 secs 1 pass every 12 secs 1 pass every 77 secs
PASSING The average number of passes per match was 249 and the passing rate was one every eight seconds of possession. The most passes in a match was 343 (England v Italy) and the least was 167 (Scotland v Italy). The following table shows the average, the most, the least and the passing frequency rate per team. AVG. PASSES PER MATCH
MOST
LEAST
RATE FREQUENCY OF PASSING
England
181
282
137
1 every 7 secs
France
127
191
74
1 every 9 secs
Ireland
144
173
95
1 every 9 secs
Italy
89
143
61
1 every 9 secs
Wales
135
164
82
1 every 9 secs
Scotland
73
87
59
1 every 11 secs
The following table shows frequency of passing movements for each team. Overall, 16 per cent of all passing movements contained three or more passes. 1 PASS
2 PASS
3+ PASS
Scotland
58%
33%
9%
Ireland
58%
28%
14%
Wales
54%
32%
14%
France
52%
30%
18%
England
50%
33%
17%
Italy
45%
30%
25%
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PLAYER PASSING The following table shows the proportion of all passes made by forwards, scrum-halves and backs.
% Passes by forwards Passes by scrum-half Passes by backs
14% 52% 34%
The following table shows the number and proportion of passes made by the forwards, the scrum-half and backs of each team. PASSES BY FORWARDS
%
PASSES BY SCRUM-HALF
%
PASSES BY BACKS
%
France
156
25%
288
46%
185
29%
Italy
62
14%
194
44%
189
42%
Wales
91
14%
348
52%
234
35%
Scotland
46
13%
208
57%
110
30%
England
112
12%
475
53%
314
35%
Ireland
63
9%
408
57%
244
34%
The following tables show how often forwards and backs of each team passed the ball.
Italy
22 22
FORWARDS PASS : POSSESSION RATIO 1 every 2.8 possessions
England
BACKS PASS : POSSESSION RATIO 1 every 1.8 possessions
France
2.9
Ireland
2.0
Wales
4.6
Wales
2.1
England
4.7
Italy
2.1
Scotland
5.3
France
2.2
Ireland
7.0
Scotland
2.4
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Overall, forwards passed the ball once in every 4.2 possessions. The following tables show how often front rows, second rows and back rows of each team passed the ball.
France
FRONT ROW PASS : POSSESSION 1 every 3.2 possessions
France
SECOND ROW PASS : POSSESSION 1 every 3.6 possessions
Italy
BACK ROW PASS : POSSESSION 1 every 2.3 possessions
Wales
5.2
Italy
4.6
France
2.6
England
5.7
England
6.8
Wales
3.5
Scotland
7.6
Scotland
7.0
England
4.0
Italy
9.0
Wales
8.9
Scotland
4.4
Ireland
12.6
Ireland
12.3
Ireland
4.8
Overall, backs passed the ball every 2.1 possessions. The following tables show how often fly-halves, centres and back threes of each team passed the ball.
England
FLY-HALF PASS : POSSESSION 1 every 1.4 possessions
Italy
CENTRES PASS : POSSESSION 1 every 1.9 possessions
Italy
BACK THREE PASS : POSSESSION 1 every 3.5 possessions
Ireland
1.4
France
1.9
England
3.6
Wales
1.5
England
2.0
Wales
4.2
France
1.6
Wales
2.2
Ireland
4.4
Scotland
1.7
Ireland
2.4
France
4.5
Italy
1.8
Scotland
3.7
Scotland
6.9
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RUCKS AND MAULS The average number of ruck/mauls per match was 180 and the ruck/maul rate was one every 12 seconds of possession. The most ruck/mauls in a match was 236 (Ireland v England) and the least was 124 (Scotland v Italy). The following table shows the average, the most, the least and the ruck/maul frequency rate per team. AVERAGE R/Ms PER MATCH
MOST
LEAST
FREQUENCY RATE OF R/Ms
England
123
166
99
1 every 11 secs
Wales
107
123
85
1 every 11 secs
Scotland
67
78
57
1 every 12 secs
Ireland
111
137
80
1 every 12 secs
France
86
93
71
1 every 13 secs
Italy
47
70
29
1 every 17 secs
RUCK AND MAUL RETENTION The retention rate at ruck/mauls was 91 per cent. The following table shows how often each team retained ruck/maul possession and how often each team turned over opposition possession.
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SUCCESS IN OWN RUCK/MAULS
SUCCESS IN OPP RUCK/MAULS
Ireland
95%
12%
England
93%
7%
Wales
91%
7%
France
90%
11%
Italy
88%
10%
Scotland
86%
6%
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KICKING The average number of kicks per match was 29 and the kick-rate was one every 77 seconds of possession. The most kicks in a match was 46 (Italy v France) and the least was 13 (England v Scotland). The following table shows the average, the most, the least and the kick frequency rate by each team. AVERAGE KICKS PER MATCH
MOST
LEAST
FREQUENCY RATE OF KICKS
Italy
22
30
15
1 every 36 secs
France
17
22
12
1 every 68 secs
Ireland
17
25
10
1 every 76 secs
Scotland
8
12
7
1 every 99 secs
Wales
12
16
8
1 every 100 secs
England
10
14
6
1 every 137 secs
PLAYER KICKING Overall, scrum-halves kicked every 34.6 possessions and backs kicked every 7.3 possessions. The following tables show the scrum-half, fly-half, centres and back threes kick frequency for each team.
Italy
SCRUM-HALF KICK : POSSESSION 1 every 9 possessions
Italy
FLY-HALF KICK : POSSESSION 1 every 3.2 possessions
Ireland
29
France
4.0
England
47
Scotland
4.7
Scotland
48
Wales
5.2
France
80
Ireland
5.3
Wales
none
England
9.3
Italy
CENTRES KICK : POSSESSION 1 every 10 possessions
France
BACK THREE KICK : POSSESSION 1 every 4.5 possessions
France
12
Ireland
6
Wales
29
Italy
6
England
30
Wales
9
Ireland
67
Scotland
10
-
England
32
Scotland
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5.
SET PIECE
50m RESTARTS The following table shows the proportion of 50m restarts that were contestable and the success rates of contestable restarts. 50m RESTARTS Contestable Not contestable Receiving – success Regaining – success
31% 69% 74% 26%
The following tables show the success per team on own and opposition 50m restarts by each team. SUCCESS RECEIVING CONTESTABLE 50m RESTARTS
SUCCESS REGAINING CONTESTABLE 50m RESTARTS
England
2 of 2
Wales
2 of 4
France
2 of 10
Scotland
2 of 17
Scotland
1 of 1
England
1 of 1
Italy
1 of 4
France
1 of 2
Ireland
1 of 8
Italy
1 of 3
Wales
0 of 2
Ireland
0 of 0
The following table shows the type of 50m restart received and kicked by each team. TYPE OF 50m RESTARTS KICKED
TYPE OF 50m RESTARTS RECEIVED
26 26
CONTESTABLE
NOT CONTESTABLE
France
37%
63%
Italy
34%
Ireland
CONTESTABLE
NOT CONTESTABLE
Scotland
39%
61%
76%
France
37%
63%
26%
74%
Wales
21%
79%
Wales
13%
87%
Italy
14%
86%
England
9%
91%
England
10%
95%
Scotland
8%
92%
Ireland
0%
100%
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LINEOUTS The following table shows the average number of lineouts per match, the most/least number of lineouts in a match, the proportion of lineouts contested and the lineout retention rates. LINEOUTS Average per match Most in a match Least in a match Success Contested
24 30 17 74% 31%
The following table shows the success per team on their own lineouts. OWN LINEOUTS SUCCESS
CONTESTED
STEALS
England
88%
24%
4
Ireland
78%
25%
14
Italy
76%
32%
11
Wales
72%
34%
12
France
65%
33%
9
Scotland
65%
37%
15
The following table shows the success per team on opponent’s lineouts. OPP LINEOUTS SUCCESS
CONTESTED
STEALS
Ireland
35%
33%
9
France
34%
46%
22
England
33%
36%
10
Italy
24%
30%
10
Scotland
22%
24%
8
Wales
17%
13%
6
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SCRUMS The following table shows the average number of scrums per match, the most/least number of scrums in a match, the percentage of times the ball came out of the scrum back into play and the scrum retention rate. SCRUMS Average per match Most in a match Least in a match Ball back into play Success
21 29 15 82% 88%
In total there were 24 tightheads and four through 90 degree turnovers in 322 scrums. The following table shows the success per team on their own scrums. OWN SCRUMS WON %
BALL RELEASED
PEN/FK FOR
LOST %
TIGHTHEAD/ THRU 90
PEN/FK AGAINST
France
91
32
8
9%
3
1
Ireland
91
47
6
9%
5
-
England
90
28
10
10%
3
1
Italy
87
53
6
13%
7
2
Scotland
86
45
9
14%
5
4
Wales
85
37
3
15%
5
2
The following table shows the success per team on their opponent’s scrums. OPP SCRUMS
28 28
WON %
TIGHTHEAD / THRU 90
PEN/FK FOR
LOST %
BALL RELEASED
PEN/FK AGAINST
Ireland
23%
8
4
77%
37
2
England
15%
5
3
85%
39
6
France
10%
4
2
90%
42
10
Italy
8%
4
0
92%
42
3
Scotland
8%
5
0
92%
41
11
Wales
6%
2
1
94%
41
10
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The following tables show the rate of collapses, resets, penalties/free kicks and ball back into play overall and on each team’s scrum put-in. COLLAPSES PER 100 SCRUMS
RESETS PER 100 SCRUMS
PK/FKS PER 100 SCRUMS
BALL OUT PER 100 SCRUMS
Overall
14
20
Overall
18
82
Italy
19
25
England
26
74
England
19
23
Scotland
21
79
France
18
18
France
20
80
Scotland
13
21
Italy
12
88
Ireland
10
19
Wales
11
89
Wales
6
15
Ireland
10
90
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6.
PENALTIES AND FREE KICKS
The following table shows the overall average number of penalties/free kicks per match.
Average per match Most in a match Least in a match
PENALTY/ FREE KICKS 23 27 18
The following tables show the total penalties for and against, and the proportion of penalties for and against for each team. PK/FK FOR
PK/FK AGAINST
PK/FK FOR
PK/FK AGAINST
Ireland
75
41
65%
35%
England
63
57
52%
47%
Wales
56
59
49%
51%
France
50
54
48%
52%
Italy
46
61
43%
57%
Scotland
48
66
42%
58%
OPTIONS TAKEN AT PENALTIES/FREE KICKS The following table shows the options taken at penalties/free kicks. Kick to touch Kick at goal Tap kicks Scrum Penalty tries
% 60% 13% 23% 3% 1%
The following table shows the options taken at penalties and free kicks per team.
30 30
KICK TO TOUCH
KICK AT GOAL
TAP KICKS
SCRUM
PENALTY TRIES
Ireland
72%
12%
14%
2%
-
France
52%
24%
22%
-
2%
Italy
70%
2%
28%
-
-
Wales
63%
13%
23%
7%
1%
Scotland
58%
13%
25%
4%
-
England
44%
16%
36%
4%
-
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CATEGORIES OF OFFENCES PENALISED The following table shows the proportion of penalties and free kicks awarded in each facet of play.
Tackle/ruck Scrum Maul General Foul play Lineout
% 55% 16% 5% 16% 6% 2%
The following table shows the proportion of penalties and free kicks against each team in each facet of play. TACKLE/ RUCK
SCRUM
LINEOUT
MAUL
GENERAL PLAY
FOUL PLAY
Wales
70%
10%
2%
5%
9%
4%
Ireland
61%
14%
4%
9%
8%
4%
France
56%
22%
2%
4%
14%
2%
Scotland
56%
21%
0%
6%
9%
8%
England
56%
22%
3%
0%
11%
8%
Italy
52%
15%
2%
4%
21%
6%
Of penalties awarded at the tackle/ruck, 60 per cent were in favour of the team in possession and 30 per cent were in favour of the team not in possession. Of penalties/free kicks awarded at the scrum, 82 per cent were in favour of the team in possession and 18 per cent were in favour of the team not in possession.
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7.
CARDS
The following table shows the total number of cards. YELLOW CARDS
RED CARDS
12
0
Total
The most cards in any match was two and the least was none. There were eight matches that contained at least one yellow card. The following table shows the reasons for the yellow cards.
Tackle/ruck Maul Dangerous tackle Obstruction Foul play Offside
YELLOW CARDS
RED CARDS
7 1 1 1 1 1
-
The following table shows the number of cards awarded against each team and the reasons for the cards.
32 32
YELLOW CARDS
RED CARDS
REASONS
Italy
4
-
Maul / Offside / Tackle/ruck x 2
Wales
2
-
Tackle/ruck x 2
France
2
-
Tackle/ruck / Obstruction
Ireland
2
-
Tackle/ruck / Foul play
England
1
-
Tackle/ruck
Scotland
1
-
Dangerous tackle
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